Repetitively pulsed TEA CO{sub 2} laser and its application for second harmonic generation in ZnGeP{sub 2} crystal

Journal Article · Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2015V045N10ABEH015648· OSTI ID:22551172

Koval'chuk, L V; Grezev, A N; Niz'ev, V G; Yakunin, V P ^[1]; Mezhevov, V S ^[2]; Goryachkin, D A ^[3]; Sergeev, V V; Kalintsev, A G ^[4]

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1. Institute on Laser and Information Technologies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Shatura, Moscow Region (Russian Federation)
2. Kaluga Laser Innovation and Technology Centre, Obninsk, Kaluga region (Russian Federation)
3. Russian State Scientific Center for Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)
4. Open Joint Stock Company S.I.Vavilov State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

Experimental results are presented on the development of a radiation source emitting at a wavelength of 4.775 μm with a pulse energy up to 50 mJ and an average power up to several watts in short pulse trains. A TEA CO{sub 2} laser and a nonlinear converter based on a ZnGeP{sub 2} crystal, which are specially designed for these experiments, are described. The main limitations of nonlinear conversion and possible ways to overcome these limitations are considered. (lasers)

• OSTI ID: 22551172
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 45, Issue 10; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
CRYSTALS
GERMANIUM PHOSPHIDES
HARMONIC GENERATION
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
PULSES
RADIATION SOURCES
ZINC PHOSPHIDES